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熔斷

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Mandarin · pinyin róng duàn

(of fuse wire) to melt; to blow
(fig.) to halt stock trading
(fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID)

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熔: róng · melt, smelt, fuse; mold
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断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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2–4 · rong2 duan4

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verb

(finance) to trigger a circuit breaker; to activate a trading curb
(neologism, aviation) to trigger a circuit breaker (due to an excessive number of positive cases onboard)

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